Planetary hours
in Floridsdorf.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 26 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Floridsdorf?
On Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.